An Asian civil servant who was suing the Government's secretive spy base GCHQ for racial harassment has settled his claim at the eleventh hour.
Alfred Bacchus was due at a London employment tribunal today but the case was cancelled after it was settled at 11pm last night, officials said.
The 42-year-old's lawyer's office also confirmed the parties had settled.
Mr Bacchus was reportedly seeking £150,000 amid claims he was bullied by bosses while a senior press officer at the Government Communications Headquarters, whose work involves monitoring telephone calls and electronic communications from terrorism suspects.
Mr Bacchus, of Maida Vale, west London, resigned from his post in August 2011 and began his claim for race discrimination and constructive dismissal.
In papers lodged with the employment tribunal, the claimant complained of harassment by his white bosses and claimed he was singled out in July 2010 when he was asked how he felt about a leaked report on racism at GCHQ.
Mr Bacchus was soon after treated at hospital for anxiety and a racing heart rate, his lawyer Joe Sykes previously said, adding that Mr Bacchus was made to return to work for the same managers at the listening post in Cheltenham.
No details of the settlement were immediately available and a GCHQ spokeswoman declined to comment.
GCHQ had previously lost an application to exclude the media from the tribunal, which was listed for nine days, on national security grounds.
